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Thawte Founder Launches Open Source Campaign

Posted by Hemos on from the pushing-for-acceptance dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Mark Shuttleworth ? , lauched a campaign to increase the use of open-source software in South Africa, according to the Sunday Times. The GO-open source campaign is aimed at households and small businesses. Shuttleworth founded Thawte Consulting in 1995 and subsequently sold it to Verisign for $575 Million."

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    1. Re:FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    2. Re:FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. DUMB FOREIGNER QUESTION (OT) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Can someone explain what a "waistoid" is? Can't find it in urbandictionary.com.

    1. Re:DUMB FOREIGNER QUESTION (OT) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      Some context

      A wastoid is someone who is a loser, has nothing going for him; a wasted individual.

  3. Thawte? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You mean Thawte Stone?

  4. Good one! :)))) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mod parent up! :)

    Mods: Google for Tawnee Stone if you don't get the joke!

  5. Re:Bad moderation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Funny... hmm, i guess all the moderators are mad today :-)

  6. we've /.ed e2 by Triv · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    As much as I've missed the e2 linkage over here, was it really such a good idea to put it in a slashdot story what with all the server problems we've been having over there? I mean geez, guys, I think you just slashdotted e2. Nate do something to piss you off, or what?

    Triv

  7. ouch by proj_2501 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thank you for slashdotting e2. Now I can actually get some work done.

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  9. Re:Bad moderation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You asshole! I need that karma!

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  12. Re:This should help by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm sure you're a white, communist, ANC kaffir-lover.

  13. Re:South Africa by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yeah, because kaffirs love communism.

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